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Assassination of Franz Ferdinand
The black hand, a serbian activist group, assassinate Franz Ferdinand in hopes of getting Austria-Hungary to join with Serbia -
Great War begins
Franz Ferdinand is assassinated which leads to countries declaring war on each other and escalating to the point of no return -
Lusitania sank
A German U-boat fires upon and sinks an American passenger ship -
Battle of the Somme
One of the bloodiest battles of WWI -
Wilson reelected
Wilson runs with a campaign promise to keep us out of the war, while he does his best we still go to war -
Zimmerman Note intercepted
A note from Germany to mexico, persuading the Mexican president to attack America. This note brought us into the war -
Kaiser declares open season on all ships
Germany opens fire on all ships -
U.S. declares war on Germany
Germany said that they would continue to fire on ships indiscriminately and we broke off diplomatic relations -
Selective Service Act
authorized the federal government to raise a national army for the American entry into World War I through the compulsory enlistment of people -
Espionage age passed
An act that made it punishable by law to speak against your country -
Flu epidemic
Deadliest in modern history and killed up to 50 million people -
Fourteen points speech
These points were used for the peace treaty -
Russia pulls out of war
Rebels took over Russia and declared peace -
Sedititon act passed
Federal legislation that made it illegal to speak out against the government during World War I -
Convoy System
Ships travel in packs so as to be safer in the waters -
Germany signs armistice
The armistice ended the fighting but it took six months for the treaty to be agreeable to all parties
